As a faculty member in a public school, as well as a parent of a milk
allergic child, I would like to respond to Jen's concern regarding having
her preschooler tested for allergy.  Not all people having contact will
believe your diagnosis unless you have it backed by a doctor.  In many
cases, the school will not be able to dispense medicine to your child unless
prescribed by a doctor!  By all means, have your child tested.  In addition,
your child's reaction may vary from experience to experience.  I would hate
to see your child have a serious reaction without a plan of action in case
of emergency.  A medical diagnosis will help you develop that plan.


>From: Dan Suggs <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Milk/Casein/Lactose-Free List <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: testing
>Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 11:22:11 -0700
>
>Jen wrote:
>   Now
>  that he is going to preschool I would like to have him tested just
>  to have
>  some "medical data" to back me up.  I am aware that allergy tests
>  are not a
>  cut and dry answer,
>
>In my opinion, what more evidence do you need?  Cold hard experience
>weighs more than "medical data" in my book.  My son (23 months) has the
>same reaction to dairy, and that is how I know he is allergic to it.  I'm
>not interested in having him go through any tests to tell me, yep, he's
>allergic to dairy.  My own test is simple.  I place a drop of milk on his
>arm and presto, we have hives!
>It seems to me that the preschool should believe you and honor your
>wishes for a dairy free diet.
>Sorry I'm no help on the allergist ideas, but this is just my two cents I
>guess.  If you still want to have him tested, I sincerely wish you luck
>in your quest.
>
>Laurie
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